Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-01

''i4i Ni"t ii'iiIislu ~ ~ an over
WhclmiDg defeat.
in the twenty-mile thrash to wind
ward the centre-board type told so
heavily against the keel that the cutter
Was beaten ten minutes and forty-nine
seconds. The Thistle redeemed herself
"a little coming home before the wind
by gaining two minutes and twenty-six
seconds On the Volunteer.
THE START.
When the gun to start was civ n the
Thistle and Volunteer eresouthoast of
the line not 200 yards apart, each
working gradually to the iue.
lie Thistle was nearer, aud went
away on her trip nearly four
lonoths ahead Of the Volunteer.
he yachts started as follows !:
Thistle, 1C:l0.21 ; Volunteer, 1910. 500.
They went over on the starboard
tack, and the Volunteer at once began
10 out-point and out-foot her opponent.
lie course was norh-northeast for
twenty milos to windward and return
before the wind. The weathcring quail
ties of the yachts were seen at once.
The Volunteer out-pOinted the cutter
by nearly two points, and won the race
~ the mastery manner IN which she
went to Windward. The first tack,
which was long one-sevcn miles
decided virtually the race. The Yolun-
tcr got 10 windward of the Thistle
in a way TINT satisfied all spectators
who knew anything about Z that the
American bent would Win On each
tack that followed the Volunteer con
tinucd to get to Vindward ANA 10 get
ahead as well. The Volunteer took iigc
lacks i'll reaching the outer mark and
the Thistle required six. This is re-
MarLahlc in that every time the cutter
went about she I'D il in quicker time
than the sloop.
BOUNDING TIE STAKEBOAT.
Tie yachts rounded the outer mark
Volunteer, 2:2G.4O; Thistle, 2:ll.0O.
The boats st spinulkers coming home,
and the question as 20 whether the
rload cutter could go fast enou IN be-
lore the wind to make up the lattcr's
aam In the WindwaId wore vas soon t.
Dc decided.
The Volunteer he'd a lead of fully
two and Il half miles when the Thisli,
lcuuded, and that was not diminished
yly much on the run The Thistle
Na, the first to take in her sprinkler
Wt Ire Volunteer followed suit imme-
oatcly. This move was occaSionei 10y
tle fact tha, neither boat could maze
tie lightsLip with the wind aft, and a
haul up was necessary.
- -. or THEvRUNlHoME - ~
lie wind Pet up and dropped to ten
miles an hour The American slOOp
crossed the line winner 10y II minutes
and '4S. seconds. The following table
gives the figures, including six seconds
allowance that the Volunteer had to
give the Thistle Oh the fOrty-mile
course
start Finish. Time.
Observation-Disclosures 35is 5:5li5
In the vindward work the Volunteer
beat the Thistle il minutes aud
- seconds. On the run before
tie wind tie Thistle beat the Volunteer
. minutes and 49, seconds.
On board the Royal Clyde flagship
Momcau, which accompanied the
racers, were Commadorc Carruthers, Of
TIE Kingston Yacht Club; Sir Lionel
West. British Minister to the United
States; Captain Iimson; William
Clark, Of Newark, and Mrs. Vice
Commodore Bell, OF the Thistle. al
on board soon gave up hope except
Mrs. Zen. From the first her con-
ddyuce in the ability Of the Thistle
10. win was Of the firmest.
" Never mind" she said cit is ac-
knowt dyed that the Thistle is weaker
than the Volunteer sailing in the wind,
but l hope she'll make it up on the
home nun